Marie B.

“You are the mountain, but awake.
You are the rain, but breathing.
You are the forest, but unanchored.
You are the soil, but with choice.
You are the sunlight, but dreaming.
Soon, you will be all these things again.
Mountain. Rain. Forest. Sunlight.
So, what will you do until then?”
― Jarod K. Anderson, The Haunted Forest Trilogy

“Moss doesn't race trees skyward hunting
for sunlight.
It thrives just the same.
When your mind hisses like a kettle,
look to your elders, to the green lessons
of soft, simplet quiet beneath the sun.”
― Jarod K. Anderson, The Haunted Forest Trilogy

“The danger in trying to hide who you are is
that you'll succeed,
and you'll start to see a stranger in the
mirror of other people.”
― Jarod K. Anderson, The Haunted Forest Trilogy

“Step inside my cabin and hang your coat by
the door.
You smell of snowfall and hemlock boughs.
I just fed the stove and the logs are
whispering like radio static.
Soon, that white lace on your boots will
pool on the floorboards,
making them shine like polished stone.
Rest here as long as you like.
It's not trouble that our meeting place is
imaginary.
Many worthwhile things are.”
― Jarod K. Anderson, The Haunted Forest Trilogy